ALBION TO MARK AMEX ANNIVERSARY

Brighton & Hove Albion will celebrate the Amex’s fifth birthday during the pre-match build-up to Friday night’s game against Nottingham Forest (kick-off 7.45pm).

Fans are encouraged to be in their seats approximately 30 minutes before kick-off to enjoy the full pre-match anniversary show as the club looks back through five memorable years at the stadium.

There will be a flag on every seat in order to replicate the unforgettable scenes from the first-ever fixture at the stadium against Doncaster in 2011, while the club also hopes fans can generate the same atmosphere as last season’s play-off semi-final second leg against Sheffield Wednesday.

During the pre-match build-up, chairman Tony Bloom and director Martin Perry will be interviewed pitchside, with the chairman revealing his personal top three Amex moments.

The club’s production department have also put together a montage of the stand-out memories from the Amex era, plus the ever-popular pre-match video of the club’s best moments from history has also been updated for the new season and will get its first airing.

Finally, some of the club’s highest-attending fans in the past five years will be invited to take part in the proceedings.

Meanwhile, there will be an anniversary theme for Albion's matchday programme Seagull, with six pages of content looking back at the most memorable highlights since the stadium opened and a celebratory poster inside.

Tickets for Friday night’s game are still available on seagullstickets.com. Prices start from £32 for adults, £24 for over-65s and under-21s, £15 for under-18s and £5 for under-10s.